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Asteraceae
Early goldenrod
Solidago gigantea
Also known as Solidago serotina var. gigantea, Solidago fragrans, Solidago glabra, Solidago serotina
Zones 5–9Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Low
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Goldenrod · Native Wildflower · Pollinator · Perennial · Prairie · Meadow · Yellow Flowers · Wildlife Garden · Low Maintenance
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyMedicinalAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Early goldenrod is a hardy, low-maintenance perennial that thrives in full sun to part shade with average moisture. Plant it in well-drained soil and allow it to naturalize; it spreads by rhizomes and self-seeding so give it space. It is an exceptional pollinator plant, attracting bees, butterflies, and moths in late summer.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until soil is moist; allow top inch to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4–8
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, Finland, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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